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This is a story about Amazon, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Twitter. To make clear what happened, and to show how much has changed, I want to begin with something Jeff Bezos said more than two decades ago. Back then, in February 2000, Amazon was unprofitable, and much smaller even than Barnes & Noble. But it had […]
January 15, 2021 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Selling is the most important skill entrepreneurs are obliged to master. After all, the success of a product or service depends on your ability to sell it. Yet for selling to be truly successful, today’s entrepreneurs must be engaged as much […]
Even though no less a thinker than Adam Grant argues that procrastination can be helpful — one New Year’s he resolved to procrastinate more, not less — still: For many of us, starting fast and finishing slow isn’t always the best route to take. Research shows that chronic procrastinators tend to earn less money, experience […]
After 70 years, hundreds of millions of copies, and countless hours of inspiration to armchair interior designers, Ikea has done the unthinkable: It has decided to kill its beloved catalog. “Over the years it has become an iconic and beloved publication, and it has been an important success factor for IKEA to reach and inspire […]
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Richard Cottrell, CEO of Melos Publishing Melos Publishing By and large, Britain’s politicians don’t pay too much attention to the music industry but a couple of weeks ago those Members of Parliament who comprise the Digital Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee assembled to hear evidence […]
This 22-hour bundle covers social media, email, SMS, and much more. December 6, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. More […]
For millions of people, navigating how to safely gather the family for Thanksgiving just got a little easier. That’s because Zoom just announced it will remove the 40-minute limit on free meetings on Thanksgiving Day. Zoom says it’s doing so as a token of thanks for their customers. To that end, it’s really a brilliant […]
October 11, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Greatness is for all of us” – Nike Back in 2012, the company Nike, an iconic world leader in athletic footwear and apparel, launched a campaign called “Find Your Greatness.” A powerful message meant to “inspire anyone who wants to achieve […]
This is a story about the three things McDonald’s has done recently that enabled it to report big revenue growth last month, in the midst of a pandemic and economic recession. The three things? They’re about promotions, predictions, and process — our own new version of the 3 P’s, if you will (as opposed to people process and […]
This is a story about a tough decision at Southwest Airlines, and how it differs from the path American Airlines and United Airlines followed. It’s also about what your business can learn from the whole thing. Both United Airlines and American Airlines warned over the summer that they would start furloughing thousands of workers on October 1, if that date passed […]
That date has come and gone, of course. And Breaunna Ross of American Airlines is now one of those affected employees. Faced with this fact, and flying her final assignment, the 29-year-old flight attendant delivered a heartfelt message to the passengers this week–one that was recorded and quickly went viral. Ross could have been angry, or upset, or […]
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Google today launched Android 11, the latest version of its mobile OS, and pushed the source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Unlike previous major versions, Android 11 is not only arriving as an over-the-air update to Pixel phones first, but also on […]
There’s a story I heard when I was writing a book about Harvard Business School. It goes like this. A student at an elite college is upset a school policy. He complains to a dean: “What kind of a business treats its paying customers like this?” The dean replies: “That’s where you’re mixed up. You’re not […]
Learn Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Minitab, and more. August 23, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Businesses are all about […]
From Facebook and Google to Pinterest and YouTube, this bundle covers it all. August 7, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce […]